Certification programs
The College of Education offers a number a certification programs. There are programs for both non-certified personnel seeking initial certification and experienced educators looking for additional certification. Here you will find a complete list of programs offered by WSU across all campuses.
Teacher certification
If you're interested in becoming a teacher at the elementary or secondary level, Washington State University can help you meet your goals! Initial teacher certification is available at our Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities and Vancouver campuses.
Add-on endorsements
In Washington there are three options to adding an endorsement to a currently valid Initial, Residency, Continuing, or Professional Teacher Certificate
Teacher Professional Certification Program (ProCert)
Any teacher who currently holds a valid Washington Residency Teacher Certificate, has completed two consecutive years of successful teaching and has signed a third-year contract since the issuance of their residency teacher certificate with a Washington public or approved private school should work toward their Professional Teacher Certificate
Learn more about the ProCert program at WSU »
National Board Certification
Certification program for K-12 teachers interested in becoming National Board Certified
Learn more about the National Board Certification program at WSU »
Educational Staff Associate School Counselor
The Ed.M. Program in Counseling at Pullman and Tri-Cities campuses are designed to develop high caliber community and school counselors.
Principal, Program Administrator and Superintendent Certification
Administrator preparation programs are available at our Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver campuses
Administrator Professional Certification (ProCert)
Administrator ProCert is a job-embedded, contextualized professional development and certification process. The process focuses on increasing leadership skills in order to impact student learning.
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Northeast Washington Educational Leadership Consortium
*Offered jointly by Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, Washington State University—Spokane, and ESD 101.
Steve Smedley
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Spokane:
Jim Howard
jamesh@wsu.edu -
Vancouver:
Jill Homme
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Tri-Cities:
Danny Talbot
dtalbot@tricity.wsu.edu
